Author Archives: Andrew Nusca

For the next two weeks, Brann Dailor will do everything — anything — but play drums. Continue reading →

Two decades after abandoning his primo post as Primus’ original drummer, Jay Lane returns to reclaim his throne on Green Naugahyde. But how well he tackles his predecessors’ parts will prove the real test for diehard fans. Continue reading →

Jason McGerr is sitting on an elevated platform high above a massive Los Angeles soundstage, peering over his drum kit into complete darkness. Continue reading →

It was the sheer size of it that first captivated him. An inch thick. Nearly two pounds in weight. Exactly 400 pages, each one riddled with notes — hundreds or even thousands of them that have been played by the blistered fingers of three generations’ worth of budding musicians. Continue reading →

All Mark Annino wants to do is play pinball. Continue reading →

Chad Gracey breathes in. He takes a deep one, inhaling until the rushing air begins pushing against his diaphragm, expanding his chest and prompting the rise of his muscled shoulders. Continue reading →

Johnny Kelly stepped outside, took a deep breath, and thought about lighting a cigarette. He wouldn’t, of course. He couldn’t do that to himself. Continue reading →

Paul Thomson is locked out of his house. The Franz Ferdinand drummer may be a jack-of-all-trades, but locksmith apparently isn’t one of them. Continue reading →

Not long after ringing in the New Year, Chris Raines found himself almost a couple thousand miles away in Atlanta, sitting in the Venice Beach headquarters of Ross Robinson, producer to such critics faves as Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, At the Drive-In, and Glassjaw. Raines had played his first show with his band, metalcore act Norma Jean, only four weeks earlier. Continue reading →

On any other day, thoroughbreds would be hurtling down the track at Fairplex Park. Today, lip piercings and eyeliner replace bits and bridles. The 2008 Warped Tour is in town. Continue reading →